FDI MIDYEAR EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE

LAS VEGAS -- A call to action centered on closely integrating the wholesale and independent-store components of the wholesaler-supplied distribution system -- and aimed at significantly enhancing the profitability of the sector -- was issued here last week.The call came during the presentation of the final component -- the how-to-implement phase -- of the much-aired In-Store Implementation study that

LAS VEGAS -- A call to action centered on closely integrating the wholesale and independent-store components of the wholesaler-supplied distribution system -- and aimed at significantly enhancing the profitability of the sector -- was issued here last week.

The call came during the presentation of the final component -- the how-to-implement phase -- of the much-aired In-Store Implementation study that highlights the relative lack of efficiency in the wholesale-supplied sector when it